"A moral compass for us all" - Charlize Theron praises late Desmond Tutu
South Africa-born actress Charlize Theron mourned the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu passed in the early hours of Sunday morning, surrounded by family at his Cape Town home.
Tutu was the country’s last surviving Nobel Peace laureate - an honour he shared with the late former President Nelson Mandela.
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The ANC has praised the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for the selfless way in which he served South Africa.
The South African-born actress and Oscar winner Charlize Theron also praised Tutu for being a true hero.
"My heart breaks as I join the world in mourning the passing of a true hero, a moral compass for us all. Rest in Peace and Power, Desmond Tutu," Theron wrote on Twitter.
My heart breaks as I join the world in mourning the passing of a TRUE hero, a moral compass for us all.
— Charlize Theron (@CharlizeAfrica) December 26, 2021
Rest In Peace and Power, Desmond Tutu.
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